Radio Headspace Stop Tracking Your Healing
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Dec 2, 2025 After a breakup, Dora's quest for healing turned into a quest for productivity as she created a color-coded healing spreadsheet. She discusses how tracking meditation and therapy transformed presence into performance. Dora highlights the pitfalls of measuring spiritual progress, reminding us that true healing should be about experiences, not metrics. She encourages listeners to embrace imperfection and prioritize compassion in their journeys, setting the stage for a gentle approach to self-care.
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Operation New Me Spreadsheet
- Dora created a color-coded Google Sheet called Operation New Me to track meditation, therapy, journaling, and other healing tasks.
- She treated her breakup recovery like a productivity project with charts, streaks, and measurable outcomes.
Being Versus Doing In Healing
- Spiritual productivity turns healing practices into tasks and keeps us at arm's length from real transformation.
- Being (experiencing breath, feeling emotions) differs fundamentally from doing (checking off minutes or worksheets).
When Tracking Steals The Present
- Dora became stressed about not being mindful enough and felt guilty about breaking journaling streaks, even considering fabricating entries.
- A friend laughed when Dora pulled out her phone to log mindfulness during a sunset moment she was missing.